Career profile
Amy Howland
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Guidehouse
- Current role, per sources checked 21 October 2026
- 1 October 2024
Amy Howland is the Chief Information Security Officer of Guidehouse, appointed as a partner and CISO in October 2024.
Career path
Howland began her career as a financial auditor and Certified Public Accountant with a Big Four accounting firm, where she later moved internally into the firm's security and technology practice, including a role as an ethical hacker and manager within its Security & Technology practice.
She went on to serve as CISO for CSRA, now GDIT, in Northern Virginia.
Howland then served as Vice President and CISO for Perspecta, now Peraton.
She subsequently served as CISO for Maxar Intelligence, a provider of secure, precise, geospatial intelligence.
In October 2024, Howland joined Bain Capital-owned Guidehouse as Partner and Chief Information Security Officer.
Remit at Guidehouse
As CISO of Guidehouse, Howland leads enterprisewide cybersecurity initiatives so the firm designs, builds, and operates secure corporate environments and client solutions.
Her responsibilities include overarching cybersecurity compliance and risk management, including third-party risk, as well as security operations and integration activities.
She has overseen security engineering, insider threat, security operations center functions, malware response, threat intelligence, cybersecurity architecture, and vulnerability management, and has led the strategic creation and implementation of security policies, processes, and best practices.
Howland has supported compliance with NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC frameworks and has worked to manage cyber risks affecting organizational brand and reputation across commercial and public sector environments, including civilian federal agencies.
At Guidehouse, she is focused on amplifying the firm's cybersecurity strategy in alignment with current and upcoming regulatory requirements while working with business leaders on secure client solutions.
Of joining the firm, Howland said, "I am thrilled to join Guidehouse and contribute to meaningfully shaping the future by building a more secure digital world."
Background and credentials
Howland holds a background in accountancy from George Washington University and brings 25 years of cybersecurity and information assurance experience to her role.
She holds certifications including Project Management Professional, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, and Certified Information Systems Security Management Professional.
